Helpful
tips for
babysitters
Here are some babysitting tips from experi­
enced kid wrangler, Sonia Harris:
• Don't babysit twins younger then three.
• Have a kid kit ( see sidebar).
• Keep kids busy (see sidebar).
• Don't let them sweet talk you — be firm.
• Remember to change diapered kids fre­
quently.
• Ask parents if the kids are allowed to go
outside.
• Don’t give them chocolate unless they are
at the table.
• Plan outings.
• Give them craft time.
• Give them imaginary time.
• Give them story time.
• Always be early.
• Have a information sheet ready for par­
ents to fill out This sheet should contain infor­
mation like where the parents can be reached,
medical information, allergies, etc..
• Have a good relationship with the parent
Fee scale
First child:
ea. additional child:
example
$3.00 per child
$1.25
All day rates (8 or more hours)
First child:
$ 20.00 per day
two kids or more: $ 30.00 per day
• all rates are negotiable.
A bag full of help
for new babysitters
Put the following things in a bag and you
have a babysitting kit to take with you when­
ever you go on a babysitting job. Your kit gives
the kids you watch som ething to do which
keeps them out of trouble and keeps you sane.
Old clothes (for dress up)
Society of
Professional
Journalists
Willamette Valley Chapter
is proud to salute the Portland Informer,
its staff and their first issue.
Paper
Color crayons
Colored pencils
Markers
Regular pencils
Books
Good stuffed animal
Bad stuffed animal
Glue
Scissors
Any other arts and craft supplies you have
that are safe for all ages.
— Sonia Harris
Gifted musician finds
message to give in song
Ray Tellis is a very musically gifted and tal­
ented person.
He learned to play music at a very young
age, he says, and used his talents to his fullest
ability in grade school, church and in his spare
time.
Ray w orks a full time job at New Song
Church. He is also the director of the Portland
Mass Choir. He says he likes to give an inspira­
tional message through his gospel music.
Ray looks at himself as more of an instru­
mentalist than as a singer, he says. He would
like to establish a facility in the Portland area for
gifted Christian singers, young and old, and
would like to lead others in the right direction
so they wont have to go through what he had
to.
Ray is in the process of getting his own
record label. He has been out promoting his
music with many people and is tiying to make a
work office in his home.
Ray does a lot of w ork in the church helping
others with vocal training, as well as with
instruments. In his spare time he says he likes to
relax and spend time with his kids. He is hap­
pily married to Ada Tellis and has six children.
Ray went to King school and graduated from
Cleveland High.
— Aaron Faster
Business Journal hosts Informer tour
The 25-minute bus drive to the Business
Journal built up the anticipation of finally learn­
ing how a business new spaper was run. The
Inform er Staff had spent time at two social
papers, but we had found that no two papers
are run the same way. Each follow different for­
mats and uses different computer programs. I
personally find it extremely interesting to learn
about each.
As w e entered the Business Journal, we
were greeted w ith warm smiles as the friendly
receptionist passed out candy and spent time
chatting with each individual. We were then
whisked away for a tour of the offices. We saw
everything there was to see. from the room
w here they scanned photos to the offices of the
ad executives.
Then we spent 10 exciting minutes in
Quark-world, learning how the Business Jour­
nal’s pages are layed out on the computer.
It was really neat. We learned how to move
the columns and how to use pre-programmed
space fillers.
It was fun, interesting and enjoyable. As a
youth entrepreneur, it's sort of nice when an
adult business person takes time out of their
schedule to teach us som ething, especially
when they're doing it because they w ant to.
So, on behalf of the Informer newspaper, I
salute the Business Journal in their efforts to
help enhance our learning experience
Society of Professional Journalists is a national organization of
professional journalists. The organization sponsors educational
program s for professional and student journalist as well as
cham pioning First Am endm ent rights.
For more information call
725-5687
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— Shalon Irving